drawled; drawling; drawls
: to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
: to utter in a slow lengthened tone
drawler
noun
Examples of drawl in a Sentence
Verb
“Well, hello there,” she drawled.
He drawled his name in a Southern accent.
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Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
His New Orleans drawl floats over the speedy hi-hats and rapid drum pattern.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
She was previously played by cast members Ana Gasteyer and Amy Poehler, but now Sarah Sherman has taken over the role and given Grace a hugely exaggerated drawl and a more manic demeanor.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Still, the man with the huge smile and genteel Georgia drawl handily won the Electoral College by 297-240 but received only 50.1% of the popular vote to Ford’s 48%.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
His New Orleans drawl floats over the speedy hi-hats and rapid drum pattern.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Feature My Funny Valentine Michael Colbert Back in high school a friend had called me Matt Damon in the drawl of Team America, but the connection to Tom Ripley felt more psychic, fundamental.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
She was previously played by cast members Ana Gasteyer and Amy Poehler, but now Sarah Sherman has taken over the role and given Grace a hugely exaggerated drawl and a more manic demeanor.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawl. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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drawl
1 of 2 verb
: to speak slowly with vowels drawn out beyond their usual length
drawl
2 of 2 noun
: a drawling way of speaking
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